Her Unrequited Love

Chapter 8

(Kianna's POV)

"Class dismissed." the professor said at tsaka nag si una unahan magsilabasan ang mga kaklase ko palabas ng classroom.

I sighed and waited for all of them to come out. Kasama ng dagat ng taong lumabas ng seminar room si Blake, probably running his way to Skyler somewhere. I looked away and chose to stare at the wall sized projector screen scroll up.

Nakakawalang gana. Pero sanay na ako.

A month ago, Skyler and Blake made up. Ever since, just as expected, nalayo na rin sakin ang atensyon ni Blake. He didn't want that to happen kaya madalas ay isinasama nila ako sa mga gala gala daw nila after school imbes na ihatid nalang ako ni Blake deretso sa condo ko. The same thing happened kapag papuntang school. Ayaw lang talaga kasi akong pabayaan uli ni Blake na magisang pumunta at umuwi ng school simula nung nanyare a month ago. Other than this, ay madalas siyang nasa galaan kasama si Skyler.

It took me about what? A week? It took me a week bago bumigay na. I'm not the kind of person na hindi nakakaramdam at desperada sa atensyon. And anyways, it was obvious that Skyler didn't want me around kapag sila lang dalawa ni Blake ang dapat mag kasama. I was the third wheel and it felt pathetic and embarrassing. So, I decided na pilitin si Blake na wag na akong ihatid, isundo or isama sa kanilang dalawa ni Skyler.

It's for his good and my good.

Para naman wala ng sagabal sa alone time nilang dalawa. At para narin di na ako masyadong masaktan.

I got to admit though, it was quite hard but do I really have a choice? Sa storyang 'toh, ako ang taong dapat magparaya. Ako yung best friend eh. Ako yung singit. Ako yung tinuturi lang bilang kapatid.

I was about to stand up pero ng kinuha ko ang saklay ko ay nalaglag iyon sa mas mababang palapag ng seminar room. Take note, seminar rooms in EU are auditoriums so, kung kukuwain ko man yung saklay na nalaglag sa mas mababang level, mahihirapan ako since nakaipit yun sa likod ng auditorium seat.

"Great Kianna. Ang tanga lang." I told myself.

I wouldn't be able to reach the crutch even if Iie down the floor. I would need to go down the next level para maabot yon pero mahihirapan din naman ako kahit na may support guard ang brace ko para maglagay ng pressure na makatayo ako.

Its been a month, yes. But my ankle hadn't made any recovery, in fact, it worsened. And its all my fault. Di ko pinakinggan si Tita.

Of course I couldn't wait to cheer after a week of not cheering! And I had nothing to do, kaya naman kahit di ako makapag stunt, ay pinilit kong maisayaw ang ibang parte ng routine namin. At first, it was okay, but my ankle was hurting badly. I ignored it. Di ko ren sinabi kay Blake. Tiniis ko nalang. But when I went to get the brace taken out, ay namamaga na pala ng sobra yung paa ko. So, Tita Rachelle decided to keep the brace on longer.

It was devastating so I swore to myself never to disobey a doctor's prescription. Hinding hindi na talaga!

"Pano na 'toh.." i groaned out of frustration.

Tatayo na sana ako para maglakad papababa ng kabilang level but to my surprise, somebody took the crutch for me. The only thing I see is his NorthFace bag pack hanging on his shoulder na nakapatong sa likod niya. Nasasabi ko lang naman na lalaki dahil sa pananamit at sa likod niya.

When he finally succeeded, he stood up straight and faced me. The next thing I know is that my eyes were open widely. His light brown eyes stared fully at me while he was smiling.

Still admirable as he can ever be..

"Still the damsel in distress?" he asked while handing me the crutch.